Rising Stars (Grove Hill) Limited

Inspection of Rising Stars (Grove Hill) Limited 12 Henry Wells Square, Hemel Hempstead HP2 6BJ

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Staff have created secure routines for the children. This helps children understand the expectations and behave well. Staff give children ample time to practise their self-care skills from a very young age. Young children wipe their own noses and older children practise putting on their coats and shoes. This helps build on their independence that they will need later in life. Staff play with the children and enjoy their company. Children enjoy the wide range of activities that staff provide for them. Staff help children gain an awareness of mathematical concepts. They use words, such as 'full' and 'empty', as children scoop and pour water between jugs and cups.

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The provision is good

Staff encourage the children to develop their social skills. Older children work well together as a team when they pack away outdoor equipment. They each hold a part of the balancing stones, so they stack together. Staff role model how to take turns with younger children. They use games, such as rolling balls to each other, as opportunities to help them to practise waiting or for their friends to have a turn. Children are kind and caring and are developing friendships. They help each other by pouring drinks for those who have spilt theirs.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff team are dedicated to supporting children and their families. Managers support staff effectively. Staff report their well-being is a high priority and that working at the nursery feels like being with their families. Managers meet with staff regularly and provide opportunities for them to develop their practice. However, this does not always focus sharply on staff's teaching skills so that the impact can be seen in interactions. n Staff know the children very well. They understand that children can learn a range of skills from the activities they plan, to meet their individual needs. Regular assessments of children's development help staff understand what children already know and can do. However, older children do not always receive rigorously challenging opportunities to stretch their thinking skills. n There is a clear focus on building children's speaking and listening skills. Staff

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need to do better?

understand the importance of this and engage in the children's play. They listen hard to understand what younger children are trying to express and model clear language. As a result, babies and young children vocalise and use gestures to communicate. Older children listen to stories that staff read with expression. They join in the familiar phrases and experience the rhythm of language. n Partnerships with parents are strong. They receive regular updates about their child's development, such as the progress check at age two. Staff give parents resources to complete activities at home with their children. This helps provide consistency of learning. Parents also report that they work together with staff

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14 March 2024 and feel comfortable discussing any concerns they may have. n Staff plan and provide a range of opportunities to help children build strength in their hand and finger muscles. Babies poke and squish play dough. Older children concentrate as they squeeze tweezers to collect toy bears in the sand tray. n The nursery team support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. Managers share information regularly with other professionals during meetings and when they visit the nursery. This important communication helps to support the whole family around the child. Staff have good knowledge of, and implement, focused plans for children, such as care plans and specific activities. Children with SEND make good progress from their starting points. n Children are gaining awareness of what contributes to a healthy lifestyle. They eat a range of nutritious, freshly cooked meals. They have a choice of a range of

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need to do better?

fruits and vegetables to eat. They practise balancing, running and throwing beanbags into hoops in the garden area daily. This helps children build their whole-body coordination and control. n Staff utilise their local area to develop children's knowledge of the world around them. They visit the local bakery and doctor's surgery to meet different people and learn about different services. This helps to foster children's sense of community.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n help staff provide more opportunities to further challenge older children n consider ways to further develop staff teaching skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2656468 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10332930 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Rising Stars (Grove Hill) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01442949140 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Rising Stars (Gove Hill) Limited registered in 2021. The nursery employs ten members of childcare staff, seven of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round and is closed for one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the nursery. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and considered their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a planned activity. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection.

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We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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